All Obituaries

A. Jose Vinagres, 80, of Biddeford passed away on January 22, 2020 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine after a long illness.  Jose was born on February 10, 1939 in the province of Camagüey, Cuba where he was raised and educated before coming to the United States. Jose was preceded in death by his father Judge Jose Cruz Vinagre, his mother Zoila America Herrera, and his step-mother Celia Maria  Borroto, all of Cuba. Jose is survived by his life partner...

Mrs. Anita M. Chaloult, “Snooky” 74. Of Biddeford passed away Tuesday January 21, 2020 following an illness.   Mrs. Chaloult was born September 6th 1945 in Biddeford, Maine to the late Robert H. Eon and Evelyn Chasse Eon.   She enjoyed her 50+ Club, traveling, bingo, bus trips to Foxwoods and her 2 beloved cats.   She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Raymond J. Chaloult Sr. 77, of Biddeford, Maine.  Her daughter Brenda Katon and husband Thomas of...

Priscilla LaRoche, 79, of Biddeford, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Maine Medical Center. She was born in Biddeford on August 12, 1940, daughter of Ernest and Irene (Girouard) Bourassa.  She was educated in St. Andre’s School and High School.   Early on, Priscilla worked as the window display designer at Nichols & Co. in Biddeford. She then went on to become an Optician, working in the offices of Dr. Pelletier in Biddeford, and then Dr. Robbins in...

Roger D. LaRiviere, 82, of Biddeford, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Biddeford on April 28, 1937, son of the late Donat and Eva (Boucher) LaRiviere and was educated locally in Biddeford Public Schools. On 7/4/1957, Roger married the love of his life, Theresa Pimpare (also of Biddeford) and they were together until her passing in January 2016. Roger, better known to all as Pop, started working shortly after the...

Richard Conrad Charbonneau, 77, of Biddeford, Maine passed into the gates of heaven on January 15, 2020 after a brief illness.  He was born on April 20, 1942, the son of  Edward Charbonneau and Germaine (Bolduc) Charbonneau.   He was educated in Biddeford schools and graduated from St. Louis High School in 1960.  He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree (Science) from Nasson College in 1964 and his Master of Science degree (Chemistry) from Simmons College in...

Adrien Cyr, 75, of Arundel, passed away on January 14, 2020 at his home. He was born in Guerette, Maine to parents Adrien and Lucille (Raymond) Cyr. Adrien grew up in Saco and was educated locally, after school he started working at General Dynamics until his retirement in 2014. He was a hard worker and an avid fisherman, who worked part time as a lobsterman for many years with his brother in law on the “Seven Bells II” at Camp Ellis. He was currently still working part time at...

Rose A. Gosselin, 100, of Biddeford, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020. She was born on January 1, 1920 in St. Jacques LeMajeur, Canada, daughter of the late Adelard and Rose Anna (Dubois) Gosselin.   Rose came to the Biddeford area in 1926, and was educated locally, attending Biddeford public schools. Following her high school graduation, she attended Gray’s Business College in Portland and obtained an associate degree. She went on to work as an office...

  Laura Ouellette, 99, of Saco, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Seal Rock Healthcare in Saco. She was born February 8, 1920, in Wallagrass, ME, daughter of the late Joseph and Jane (Guimond) Belanger, and was educated in Wallagrass schools. In 1936 she married Dowrence Ouellette in Eagle Lake.  The came here in the early 1940’s Laura was a stitcher for more than 25 years, working at Kesslen Shoe in Kennebunk, and Herman Shoe in Scarborough. She loved knitting,...

  Pauline T. Lemire, 91, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on January 7, 2020, following a brief illness.  She was born August 28, 1928 in Berlin, NH, the daughter of Wilfred and Berthe (Bisson) Lessard.     She was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, and following her graduation, she married Henry C. Lemire. They lived in Berlin for 35 years, and in 1962, they moved to North Miami, FL for a brief period of time, before ultimately settling in Old...

Daniel P. McGonagle, 90, of Kennebunk, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. He was born on November 14, 1929 in Everett, MA, to parents Patrick and Delia (Connelly) McGonagle. He was educated in Portland and Yarmouth public schools, and following his graduation from Portland Highschool in 1949, he attended Portland Jr. College. He worked a short time with Sears Roebuck in Portland before serving his country in the US Navy during the Korean War. Following...